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motorola W161
W160
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Getting Started Guide
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get started You can download a full user manual by going online to: www.motorola.com/support. install SIM card & battery 1 2 3 4 removing the battery Note: Your battery is intentionally tight fi tting.
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get started charge battery New batteries are not fully charged. To charge your phone’s battery, plug the battery charger into your phone and into an electrical outlet. Your phone may take several seconds to start charging the battery. When charging is fi nished, your display shows Charge Complete. For tips on battery life and charging, see the Battery T ips section of this guide.
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get started turn phone on & off Press and hold O for a few seconds, or until the display turns on or off. make a call Enter a phone number and press N. answer a call When your phone rings and/or vibrates, press N. end a call Press O. Note: The send/end key on wired headsets is not supported on this phone. Use the N and O keys on the phone to answer and end calls.
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basics your phone Left Soft Key Right Soft Key Turn on & off, Make & hang up, exit menus. answer calls. Open menus & Connect a select items. headset. Navigate menus. Charge up. Note: Your phone may not appear exactly as the images in this manual. However, all key locations, sequences, and functions are the same.
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basics menus 1 Press s to open the Main Menu. 2 Press the navigation key S up, down, right, or left to highlight a menu option. 3 Press the center key s or SELECT to select the highlighted option.
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basics emergency calls To call the emergency number: Press keypad keys to enter the emergency number, then press N to call it. Your service provider programs one or more emergency phone numbers (such as 112 or 911) that you can call under any circumstances, even when your phone is locked or the SIM card is not inserted. Note: Emergency numbers vary by country. Your phone’s preprogrammed emergency number(s) may not work in all locations. Sometimes an emergency call cannot be placed due
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basics voicemail Find it: s > e Messages > Voicemail recent calls Find it: s > s Recent Calls Shortcut: Press N from the home screen to see a list of dialed calls. lock/unlock your keypad Press s > w Settings > Security > Phone Lock > Lock Now or Automatic Lock. Enter the four-digit unlock code, then press OK.
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basics status indicators Status indicators show at the top of the home screen: Signal Battery Strength Level Service Provider 08/23/06 Headset Ring e Active Style s t n New Roaming Message Active 8:45am SETTING MESSAGE Active Call Line 1 or 2
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basics menu map e Messages t Ring Styles • Create Message • Style • Voicemail • Ring Detail • Inbox • My Tones • Info Services • Quick Notes w Settings • Outbox • Call Forward • Drafts • Phone Status • In-Call Setup n Phonebook • Security • Initial Setup s Recent Calls • Network • Received Calls • Headset • Dialed Calls • Notepad r FM Radio ** • Call Times • Call Cost * l Personalize Q Games • Home Screen • Main Menu É Offi ce Tools • Greeting • Calculator • Quick Dial * •
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customize change ring To change ring volume: Find it: s > t Ring Styles > style Detail 1 Scroll to Ring Volume and press Change. 2 Press S right or left to raise or lower volume. To change ring style: Find it: s > t Ring Styles > Style Scroll to the style you want and press Select: y Loud Ring z Soft Ring Ó Vibe and Ring Î Vibrate } Vibe then Ring Ò Silent
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customize set phone to vibrate Find it: s > t Ring Styles > Style Scroll to Vibrate and press Select. To quickly change to the vibrate mode, press and hold #. Press and hold # again to return TIP to the previous ring style. set backlight Find it: s > w Settings > Initial Setup > Backlight 1 Press S up or down to scroll to a time-out setting. 2 Press OK to select the setting. 3 Press BACK to return to the previous menu. To save battery life, choose a shorter backlight TIP display time.
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FM radio listen to radio* 1 Plug a 2.5 mm headset into your phone. Note: The headset must be inserted into the phone for the FM radio to function. If you try to turn it on without inserting the earpiece, your phone will display Please Insert The Earpiece. 2 Press s > r FM Radio. 3 Press ON (left soft key). To tune to a station, press S left or right. To scan available stations, hold S left or right. To adjust volume, press S up or down. To turn the radio off, press FM RADIO or unplug the
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FM radio store favorite stations You can store up to nine FM stations as radio presets. When listening to a station, press and hold a number key 1 through 9 to store the station as a preset. To select a preset station, press the number key 1 through 9 for the station you want.
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calendar schedule an event Find it: s > É Offi ce Tools > Calendar > highlight a day > s > New A title is required for a calendar event. All other information is optional. view an event Find it: s > É Offi ce Tools > Calendar > highlight a day > s > Day View > highlight an entry > View
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phonebook store phonebook entry Enter a phone number from the home screen. 1 Press STORE. 2 Press CHANGE to open the Name entry area. 3 Enter a name for the new phonebook entry. 4 Press DONE to store the entry. call phonebook entry Find it: s > n Phonebook Scroll to the entry you want to call and press N.
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text messages send a text message Find it: s > e Messages > Create Message 1 Type the message and press OK. 2 In the To screen, enter the number you want to send to using the keypad keys and press OK. Press # to switch text entry mode to iTAP™ TIP (predictive text entry), Tap Extended, Numeric, or Symbol. 3 Press SEND to send the message.
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text messages enter text You can enter text for text messages: Character Flashing counter. cursor Msg AB P 0 indicates insertion point. Press CANCEL to exit without Press INSERT saving any to insert a changes. INSERT CANCEL quick note.
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Battery Use & Battery Safety � Motorola recommends you always use Motorola-branded batteries and chargers. The warranty does not cover damage caused by non-Motorola batteries and/or chargers. Caution: Use of an unqualifi ed battery or charger may present a risk of fi re, explosion, leakage, or other hazard. Improper battery use, or use of a damaged battery, may result in a fi re, explosion, or other hazard. � Battery usage by children should be supervised. � Important: Motorola mobile de
